Panji Tohjaya was the third king of Singhasari. He was the son of Ken Arok and his first wife, Ken Umang. After his father was killed by his half-brother, Anusapati, he took revenge and assumed his father's throne in 1248. He only ruled for several months before his nephews, Ranggawuni, son of Anusapati, and Mahisha Champaka, son of Mahisa Wonga Teleng, another son of Ken Arok, rebelled, took the throne and reigned together, the first under the name Vishnuvardhana, the second under that of Narasimhamurti.[1]

Panji Tohjaya
King of Singhasari
Reign1248 – 1250
PredecessorAnusapati
SuccessorVishnuvardhana
Diedc. 1250
Names
Panji Tohjaya
DynastyRajasa dynasty
FatherKen Arok
MotherKen Umang

Bibliography

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  • Cœdès (1968), The Indianized States of Southeast Asia, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

References

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  1. ^ Coedès, 1986, p.188